ALCFES Rules for Creative Writing

1. Description: A maximum of three students from the same school will form a group and write a story using at least eight of ten pictures, which will be provided at the competition. The objective of the competition is to write the most creative and imaginative story using correct French grammar. French-English dictionaries are permitted but must be provided by the students. The students will have one hour to complete their story. Students will not write their names on the paper. The students will write their school’s assigned number (to insure fair judging).

3. A panel of judges will read each story and give them scores using the rubric in # 2. The average score received by each story will be used to determine the winner. The stories will be marked with the highest average score receiving 1st place.

4. Each school will be allowed to enter one team of participants. A team will consist of a maximum of three students of any level of French. (The authors of the winning story will read their story at the closing session on Sunday.)